Raised Bed Gardening 101

Step-by-step description of how to start an easy and productive raised bed vegetable garden. Topics covered will include: soil development, how to build raised beds, planting timing, fertilizing, weeding, watering, harvesting, recommended crops, and other topics related to beginning a garden. Bryant Mason is the founder of The Urban Farm Co. of Colorado, a group of passionate gardeners whose mission is to help you grow food right in your back yard. Be sure to sign up for the followup class: Raised Bed Gardening 201 on February 16th.

Seasonal Tips for Winter

Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora, and other grafted roses need more winter protection than other varieties. Prune back long canes in November to protect them from snow damage, or wait until mid-April and leave the rose hips for winter interest. Remove debris from the base of the roses, and use a rose collar to hold soil, compost, straw […]

Winter Tips

Extreme temperature changes over short periods of time during winter months can leave evergreen trees looking a little yellow and sad. There are a number of different reasons an evergreen tree might be turning yellow/brown and/or dropping needles this time of year. Sometimes it’s perfectly healthy, other times it’s not. How do you tell the difference, […]